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Arnold Digital Loco Receivers for Scale N and H0
The Arnold Digital Loco Receivers 81200/81201 for N- and H0-scale:

The receivers(decoders) inside the locos listen to all information that are transmitted via the tracks. Every loco-decoder has its own number(like a name). So he knows wether a piece of information that it receives contains a command for itsself or for another receiver. Of course it only executes commands concerning itsself. It transforms it into pulses for the engine or it switches the headlights on or off. The decoders memorizes the suitable values for this special loco concerning the minimum speed, the acceleration and deceleration delay and the maximum speed. Even in climbing or descending a slope the regulation of the decoder prevents the loco to accelerate or to decelerate. An easy and simple electronical programming tells the decoder all the values it has to remember. You don't have to open the loco or even take it away from the track! Durning the programmation the Central Control give you any help you need. The detailed display tells you the parameter you are

  programming and the possible values - and this in your language! The differences between the H0- and the N-scale loco decoders are the power outputs and the dimensions. All other features are exactly the same. The power output of the H0-scale decoder is 1500mA, the output of the N-scale decoder is 750mA. So you can also use the N-scale decoder for a small H0-scale locomotive with low power consumption, if there is not enough space inside the loco for the H0 decoder. All decoder power outputs are protected against short-circuits. The decoder recognizes a shor-circuit or an overload within milliseconds and turns off the output. So a damage of the decoder is prevented. After a short interruption the decoder recovers automatically.

The Loco Receiver is compatible:

  • runs on any layout following the NMRA rules
  • runs on layouts controlled by Märklin Digital(Motorola)
  • runs on any convetional DC-layout
     

  81200 Loco Receiver scale H0:
  • power output 1500mA
  • dimensions: L x W x H: 26,0 x 16,0 x 3,2 mm
     

  81201 Loco Receiver scale H0:
  • power output 1500mA
  • equipped with a NEM-plug
  • dimensions: L x W x H: 26 x 16,0 x 3,2 mm
     

  81210 Loco Receiver scale N:
  • power output 750mA
  • dimensions: L x W x H: 15,5 x 11,5 x 3,5 mm